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Which teacher or staff member at Bristow Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
699
Elementary
DISTRICT 657 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARREN COUNTY·NCES 210573001344
Bristow Elementary
6151 Louisville Rd, Bowling Green, KY 42101 · (270) 842-1960 · Warren County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL699 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
488 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 55 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 10% larger than its 6th grade class (87).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
50.5%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
43.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bristow Elementary
Bristow Elementary's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristow Elementary this school | 699 | 69.8% | 44.5% |
| North Park Elementary School Radcliff | 604 | 68.4% | N/A |
| Edna L. Toliver Intermediate School Danville | 520 | 72.5% | 30.8% |
| South Christian Elementary School Herndon | 554 | 65.3% | 46.8% |
| Jesse Stuart Elementary School Madisonville | 486 | 67.5% | 39.1% |
| Highland Elementary School Glasgow | 618 | 62.8% | 42.7% |
Matched among Kentucky elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bristow Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #326 of 669 | #12 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #352 of 668 | #12 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #332 of 674 | #12 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 699 | #44 of 744 | #9 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #577 of 674 | #15 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #116 of 674 | #11 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.8% | #286 of 721 | #10 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #412 of 437 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
699
+128 (+22%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 474
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 699 | 41.4 | 16.9:1 | 70% (488) |
| 2023-24 | 660 | 43.2 | 15.3:1 | 68% (452) |
| 2022-23 | 651 | 39.4 | 16.5:1 | 71% (461) |
| 2020-21 | 571 | 35 | 16.3:1 | 67% (381) |
| 2017-18 | 709 | 39.9 | 17.8:1 | 66% (470) |
| 2015-16 | 688 | 43 | 16.0:1 | 71% (486) |
| 2010-11 | 662 | 40 | 16.6:1 | 31% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 541 | 25 | 21.6:1 | 69% (372) |
| 1990-91 | 474 | 27 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bristow Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (709 to 699); teachers up 4% (39.9 to 41.4).
About Bristow Elementary
Bristow Elementary, a high-enrollment elementary school, is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school counted 699 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 6. The school is 66% larger than the average for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Bristow Elementary is among 30 schools run by Warren County, which serves 18,559 students.
The student body at Bristow Elementary is 54% White. After that, the student body is 17% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 12% multiracial. Among all residents of Warren County, the White share is about 76%. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at Bristow Elementary are from different groups.
Bristow Elementary has 41.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.9:1. Elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1, 1.5 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 70% at Bristow Elementary. That rate is above the 61% average among public schools in Warren County.
On the allk12 Grade, Bristow Elementary lands at B, ahead of 55% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Schools in Kentucky with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 39.1%. Bristow Elementary scores 44.5%.
Census data for Warren County show the median household earns about $65,794 a year, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Warren County number 45, with about 23,324 students.
Among nearby public schools, Warren East High School is closest at about 0.7 miles. Bristow Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 40.3% proficiency; Bristow Elementary posts 44.5%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Bristow Elementary had a net gain of 128 students, or 22%.
People who know Bristow Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Warren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
140,918
Census ACS
Median income
$65,794
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
23,324 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Warren County
- South Warren High SchoolHigh · 1,548 students
- Greenwood High SchoolHigh · 1,451 students
- Warren Central High SchoolHigh · 1,070 students
- Rich Pond ElementaryElementary · 990 students
- Warren East High SchoolHigh · 967 students
- Lost River ElementaryElementary · 856 students
Other schools in Bowling Green
- South Warren High SchoolHigh · 1,548 students
- Greenwood High SchoolHigh · 1,451 students
- Bowling Green High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- Warren Central High SchoolHigh · 1,070 students
- Bowling Green Junior HighMiddle · 1,042 students
- Rich Pond ElementaryElementary · 990 students
Nearby schools
- Warren East High School0.7 mi · 967
- Warren East Middle School0.9 mi · 491
- Rivendell Elementary3.0 mi · 34
- Rivendell High School3.0 mi · 59
- Briarwood Elementary School4.8 mi · 685
- Potter Gray Elementary4.9 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About Bristow ElementaryHow large is Bristow Elementary?
Bristow Elementary enrolls approximately 699 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Bristow Elementary serve?
Bristow Elementary serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bristow Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bristow Elementary is approximately 16.9:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bristow Elementary?
Student demographics at Bristow Elementary are roughly 54% White, 17% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Bristow Elementary public or private?
Bristow Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Warren County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.